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Author Jones, Lynda.

Title Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker : the unlikely friendship of Elizabeth Keckley & Mary Todd Lincoln / by Lynda D. Jones.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2009.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department  J 92 KECKLEY    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department  JB KECKLEY    Check Shelf
Description 80 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-77) and index.
Contents Invitation to the White House -- Life of a slave girl -- Mary: Kentucky belle -- Chasing freedom -- We are elected! -- Starting over -- Facing new challenges -- Fighting to survive -- Elizabeth takes a stand.
Summary Few events can stir up a scandal more than an autobiography of a First Lady's confidante. In 1868, a controversial tell-all called Behind the Scenes introduced readers to Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley. Mrs. Keckley was a former slave who had been Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker and friend during the White House years, and in the aftermath of President Lincoln's assassination. The book exposed Mary's marriage and her erratic behavior, along with confidential opinions of many in high society. The airing of the Lincoln's "dirty laundry" meant humiliation for Mary and her family, and Elizabeth's reputation was destroyed. This outcome would have been unimaginable in 1867, when Mary declared in a letter, "I consider you my best living friend." How could such a bond have developed between a woman born into slavery and the First Lady of the United States? Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker answers this question by chronicling the extraordinary lives of these women.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.0 2.0 129586.
Subject Keckley, Elizabeth, approximately 1818-1907 -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Dressmakers -- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Enslaved women -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 -- Friends and associates -- Juvenile literature.
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 -- Relations with African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Female friendship -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Washington (D.C.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 9781426303777 hardcover alkaline paper
1426303777 hardcover alkaline paper
9781426303784 library binding alkaline paper
1426303785 library binding alkaline paper
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